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. >> reporter: obama will be with christie in new jersey. and sandy will be in canada. and what it all means for the election is still destined to be a november surprise. i'm bill weir in youngstown, ohio. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stat >>> governor chris christie was visibly shaken after surveying what sandy had done to his state. >> the new jersey governor described how emotional it has ben to witness all the loss. >> let me start with i just never thought i would see what i saw today, ever. i have met some folks there that -- obviously now have no place to live at the moment. and are extraordinarily emotional. what they wanted more than anything else was just, you know, to see me, and to get a hug. we got back up into the helicopter. and, and flew to the, the jersey shore of my youth where we used to go all the time. to the boardwalk, at seaside heights. and -- and it is gone. the pier with the rides where i was, took my kids this august before the republican convention. those ride are in the atlanti
. >> reporter: obama will be with christie in new jersey. and sandy will be in canada. and what it all means for the election is still destined to be a november surprise. i'm bill weir in youngstown, ohio. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stat >>> governor chris christie was visibly shaken after surveying what sandy had done to his state. >> the new jersey governor described how emotional it has ben to witness all the loss....
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>> reporter: christi, victor, good morning. we're starting to feel the winds pick up. a lot of the heavier rain has been offshore, but we're in a position along the outer banks where we will feel that first band of the strong winds. the band of heavy rains as it moves into this area. and the best evidence of that is what's happening here behind me. you can see the surf out there churned up from
>> reporter: christi, victor, good morning. we're starting to feel the winds pick up. a lot of the heavier rain has been offshore, but we're in a position along the outer banks where we will feel that first band of the strong winds. the band of heavy rains as it moves into this area. and the best evidence of that is what's happening here behind me. you can see the surf out there churned up from
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>> reporter: christi, victor, good morning. we're starting to feel the winds pick up. a lot of the heavier rain has been offshore, but we're in a position along the outer banks where we will feel that first band of the strong winds. the band of heavya
>> reporter: christi, victor, good morning. we're starting to feel the winds pick up. a lot of the heavier rain has been offshore, but we're in a position along the outer banks where we will feel that first band of the strong winds. the band of heavya
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and chris christie is worried. that they might put generators indoors to get electricity. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from the gulf of mexico to iowa are in their trucks, driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's put together a model, predicting, how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without power. >> our model suggesting 10 million. >> reporter: roughly 10 million without power for a week or more. if 50 million feel the effects of this, that's 1 in 5, could be without electricity. if you're inland, think again, it could be a bad one. dan and bianna. >> it will go well inland. david kerley, thank you for your reporting. >>> another breaking story we're watching closely. a massive earthquake off the west coast triggered a tsunami warning in hawaii. our worst fears quelled for now at least. on our affiliate reports. >> ver
and chris christie is worried. that they might put generators indoors to get electricity. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from the gulf of mexico to iowa are in their trucks, driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's put together a model, predicting, how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million...
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christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors say things were fine for the first two hours of the celebration, but people kept drinking and that's when things turned side ways. i got off the phone with san francisco police. they tell me 35 people were arrested last night mostly in the mission district. business owners show up to see what was left behind. people painted all over. near at&t park, broken windows and a muni bus burned and police in riot gear formed lines allowing firefighters in. the crowds were huge as people were pushed to the fires and police had bottles thrown at them. one cabbie had a window broken out. >> i celebrate at my house with my family. >> what do you think of this? >> this is awful. it is good to celebrate, but in a good way. not doing this. embarrassing. >> they got the title. after the title, they should have it on the windshield. they shot at it. >> reporter: the windshield of the cab was broken. there were police cars vandalized as well. i asked the police if this will impact the way they
christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors say things were fine for the first two hours of the celebration, but people kept drinking and that's when things turned side ways. i got off the phone with san francisco police. they tell me 35 people were arrested last night mostly in the mission district. business owners show up to see what was left behind. people painted all over. near at&t park, broken windows and a muni bus burned and police in riot gear formed lines...
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christie wouldn't reveal that. i'm trying to be charitable here, folks. >> let's just talk about his impression of obama. actually, can we rerun that just to the part where rush is doing his impression of barack obama saying you want some money? can we just do that? >> is it possible obama called christie and said, you want some money? you want some -- you'd better let me come. so what if obama wants to call and make money contingent on it? christie wouldn't reveal that. >> he needs help. >> okay. that is -- that's officially the worst obama impression ever done. >> unbelievable. >> it was like goodfellas for a minute. which part -- he's ridiculous. he needs help. >> i'd love to hear previous limbaugh episodes where he is effusively praising chris christie. apparently now he thinks chris christie is the type of guy who can just be bullied into doing whatever effusively on multiple occasions. i mean, i don't think anyone can look at the chris christie statements and not feel that they are at least in part genuine. a
christie wouldn't reveal that. i'm trying to be charitable here, folks. >> let's just talk about his impression of obama. actually, can we rerun that just to the part where rush is doing his impression of barack obama saying you want some money? can we just do that? >> is it possible obama called christie and said, you want some money? you want some -- you'd better let me come. so what if obama wants to call and make money contingent on it? christie wouldn't reveal that. >> he...
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chris christie defended praise of president obama. let's listen to the governor. >> i don't understand why telling the president of the united states that he has done a good job, when he's done a good job, equals and endorse many. so the fact of the matter is, and mitt romney knows this, and by the way, so does the president of the united states. i endorsed mitt romney 13 months ago because i thought he was the best guy for the job. and on tuesday, i will vote for mitt romney because i think he is the best guy for the job. >> very sharp, michael and gene. haley barber explaining the behavior of the governor in mple terms. >> the relationship between the president, whether it is president obama or romney, has just begun. it will go on for years and years. the easy stuff is what we are dealing with now. the complicated decisions, federal government, christie would have been a fool to poke his finger in obama's eye. when they are your partner for years, you know, you are praised in public and criticize in private. that's what ways taught
chris christie defended praise of president obama. let's listen to the governor. >> i don't understand why telling the president of the united states that he has done a good job, when he's done a good job, equals and endorse many. so the fact of the matter is, and mitt romney knows this, and by the way, so does the president of the united states. i endorsed mitt romney 13 months ago because i thought he was the best guy for the job. and on tuesday, i will vote for mitt romney because i...
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. >>> president obama and chris christie look at the damage up close and chris christie defends his praise for the man he had been spending months campaigning against. >>> plus, as the cleanup gets under way, we'll go live to one of the hardest hit coastal areas. an exclusive look on the ground in seaside heights, new jersey. >>> and as the campaign enters the final five days, did sandy stall governor's momentum? good morning from washington. we've got a packed show today, thursday, november 1st. no more surprises. anything that happens now is a november surprise. i'm chuck todd. the storm recovery is just beginning and as victims try to put their lives back together, the frustration is beginning and it's mounting over just how long that recovery process will take. at least 74 people have been killed by the storm. millions of homes and businesses are still without power. new york city is grinding back into business a little bit and that's producing a traffic nightmare. the traffic problems are so bad that governor andrew cuomo has declared an emergency and there's a mandate of three people
. >>> president obama and chris christie look at the damage up close and chris christie defends his praise for the man he had been spending months campaigning against. >>> plus, as the cleanup gets under way, we'll go live to one of the hardest hit coastal areas. an exclusive look on the ground in seaside heights, new jersey. >>> and as the campaign enters the final five days, did sandy stall governor's momentum? good morning from washington. we've got a packed show...
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i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president. >> so look, i do think he's sincere here and been very emotionally moved after surveying the damage in new jersey but not only is his praise sort of politically good for the president but politically good for chris christie. >> there's no question that it does. chris christie's job to get all the resources possible from the federal government, from anybody who can help to try to repair his devastated state. so yes, it's good for chris christie. but it's good for the president for a couple of reasons. first of all, any time you talk about the
i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president....
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of course, first there was chris christie. >> the president is great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. >> he's worked incredibly closely with me. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> i appreciate his friendship. >> we're doing the jobs that people elected us to do. >> cenk: so, of course, that's the republican gore of new jersey. then we go to colin powell. >> will you endorse president obama? >> yes. i think we ought to keep on the track that we're on. >> cenk: and as we showed you earlier in the show, mayor bloomberg, widely nobody as an independent, used to be a republican has endorsed president obama but we're not done yet. the final elbow on top of mitt romney's head is from the london-based newspaper the economist which is economically conservative. nonetheless, they're endorsing president obama. here's why they say they're doing that. "the extremism of his party referring to mitt romney is mr. romney's greatest handicap. this newspaper yearns for the more tolerant conserve t.i. of ronald reagan where it meant
of course, first there was chris christie. >> the president is great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. >> he's worked incredibly closely with me. >> the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. >> i appreciate his friendship. >> we're doing the jobs that people elected us to do. >> cenk: so, of course, that's the republican gore of new jersey. then we go to colin powell. >> will you endorse president obama? >> yes. i think...
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christie, governor christie, said. when you look at a brand new nbc poll, likely voters overwhelmingly say they approve of the president's handling of hurricane sandy. 67% approve. only 16% di disapprove. on top of that, in this brand new poll, majority of americans believe the economy is already turning around. 52% say we are recovering. both of these poll numbers are bad news for the republicans when they only have two days go t. to go. >> that right. very bad news. you heard mitt romney, about six weeks ago, releasing talking points from their campaign. and their thinking was by this date the obama economy would reassert itself in a negative way, but so far you haven't seen that. you have seen robust poll numberes. it is not even necessarily unemployment rates. ticked up to 171,000 jobs created. people look at how many bags of groceries they can buy at piggly wiggly. they look at gas prices. look at whether or not their neighbor is employed. in ohio you see 12% unemployment rate four years ago. 7% now. that's why yo
christie, governor christie, said. when you look at a brand new nbc poll, likely voters overwhelmingly say they approve of the president's handling of hurricane sandy. 67% approve. only 16% di disapprove. on top of that, in this brand new poll, majority of americans believe the economy is already turning around. 52% say we are recovering. both of these poll numbers are bad news for the republicans when they only have two days go t. to go. >> that right. very bad news. you heard mitt...
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one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an area that is covetted by so many people, how long do you think it will take to bring it back? are you confident you will get support you need from state, and federal government challenge play a role -- federal government that will play a role. >> there is no doubt governor made it clear he is all in committed. and you know when it comes to the repair, you know congress has passed and i have supported, laws, including our fema legislation that to the best of our ability to tries to make whole. there is going to be needs for more loans for people to get their businesses back up and runnin
one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an...
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he will join governor chris christie. we will will hear from the president and governor christie wilre in fox report for an interview coming up minutes from now. as i reported, it was a massive fire last night in new york city that destroyed now i'm told as many as 100 homes in the breezy point section of queens just across the river from manhattan. that's a close-knit, mostly blue collar community been there for generations of people. it's on a spit of land that juts out two miles south of the famous coney island. a lot of retired cops and firefighters live there have for years and i know firsthand they absolutely love it or did will until now. authorities say this fire likely started in one or more homes nearby. the high winds just pushed it from home to home to home. hear listen. >> it's been a very very upsetting situation. more for my friends' lives than houses. the lives are worth more than any of the property. >> this is all that was left after the fire. the smoldering ruins today. take a look. each house burned ri
he will join governor chris christie. we will will hear from the president and governor christie wilre in fox report for an interview coming up minutes from now. as i reported, it was a massive fire last night in new york city that destroyed now i'm told as many as 100 homes in the breezy point section of queens just across the river from manhattan. that's a close-knit, mostly blue collar community been there for generations of people. it's on a spit of land that juts out two miles south of the...
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also plans to do an aerial tour with governor christie. mitt romney, of course, all over the state of florida. right now as we go to break those are live pictures. that's hoboken, folks. those are live right now. that is standing water in the streets of hoboken. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios >>> well, here is something you don't see every day. folks, this is the new york sky line where much of lower manhattan is still without power. nearly 2 million people in the dark statewide. that was last night. now along the jer
also plans to do an aerial tour with governor christie. mitt romney, of course, all over the state of florida. right now as we go to break those are live pictures. that's hoboken, folks. those are live right now. that is standing water in the streets of hoboken. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some...
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it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people that this was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention who had some choice words for the president at that time. and reid, it's also getting a lot of attention and people are raising eyebrows because michael bloomberg essentially said to the president we're really busy here, new jersey can speak for the region and there's no need for you to come to new york city. what do you think that's about? >> well, i think that's about recovering from the storm. it is real difficult for any white house -- or any city that's been hit boy a storm to deal with a motorcade and a presidential -- a bunch of secret service vans all over the place. that gets in the way of recovery efforts. if there's a place he can go in new jersey to see the damage without getting in the way of the recovery, that's where preside
it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people that this was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention who had some choice words for the president at that time. and reid, it's also getting a lot of attention and people are raising eyebrows because michael bloomberg essentially said to the...
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we heard governor christie just a little while ago saying that special equipment is being brought in here, some high-wheeled vehicles and there will also be temporary shelters including one at teterboro airport where they'll be giving residents dry clothes and blankets. these areas were not evacuated because no one expected this to ever happen and nothing of this magnitude so nobody was told to leave and we've been speaking with a lot of people here who have never, ever seen anything like it in all their years that they've lived in moonachie, and i can tell you in the last few minutes we've seen drivers coming up here and asking us what is going on and they're not able to get in touch with loved ones because there is no power and phones here. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> it adds insult to injury and we'll ask everyone to stay in place. thanks very much. >>> mitt romney is about to kick off a disaster relief event in ohio. he and paul ryan have scrapped official campaign stops in the wake of the storm. the governor asking people in iowa last night to help and remember t
we heard governor christie just a little while ago saying that special equipment is being brought in here, some high-wheeled vehicles and there will also be temporary shelters including one at teterboro airport where they'll be giving residents dry clothes and blankets. these areas were not evacuated because no one expected this to ever happen and nothing of this magnitude so nobody was told to leave and we've been speaking with a lot of people here who have never, ever seen anything like it in...
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chris christie has occurred the mayor of not getting people to evacuate the way that christy had advised. and now the mayor is saying it is absolutely false. he said most of the residents heeded his warning to flee. and we know that a lot of times these storms aren't going to be as bad as they think. he said the storm damage could have been much worst. and obviously rescue efforts are on the way right now. and christy says they are trying to save people in the area and they are doing what they can to get in. so they really shouldn't be battling it out at this point, and christy getting along really well with president obama. but this is one area where there had been contention and it seems like the mayor is fighting back at least in words. >> so it sounds like things may be getting a little political there. >> and i think they may not like each other, there may be a back story there. >> okay. both campaigns say they have suspended campaigns, but there is a little bit of politicking going on. i wanted to get annie of the the -- thinkprogress on to give us her take. >> hello. i'll give you
chris christie has occurred the mayor of not getting people to evacuate the way that christy had advised. and now the mayor is saying it is absolutely false. he said most of the residents heeded his warning to flee. and we know that a lot of times these storms aren't going to be as bad as they think. he said the storm damage could have been much worst. and obviously rescue efforts are on the way right now. and christy says they are trying to save people in the area and they are doing what they...
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governor christie got emotional. president obama will get a look at it today when he visits to see the damage sandy left behind. i am jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a beach front neighborhood completely wiped out. this time we are talking about breezy point in new york on long island. that community is coming to grips with the destruction. their homes are now just a memory there. >> their homes are a memory. hard to image that. monster storm sandy sparking this raging fire it tore through more than 100 already flooded homes. todd starns joins us live. >> good morning. extreme devastation that's what residents of breezy point are calling what's left behind. we have amazing ariel shots to show you. five complete blocks destroyed by these flames. the flames were spread by these gusting winds. firefighters responded but when they got there the water was neck deep at some places and they couldn't get to the homes to fight the flames. we are not talking about houses. also the catholic church off breezy point was destroyed.
governor christie got emotional. president obama will get a look at it today when he visits to see the damage sandy left behind. i am jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a beach front neighborhood completely wiped out. this time we are talking about breezy point in new york on long island. that community is coming to grips with the destruction. their homes are now just a memory there. >> their homes are a memory. hard to image that. monster storm sandy sparking this raging fire it tore...
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president plans to tour the disaster areas in new jersey with governor christie tomorrow afternoon, and then i think with that -- there had been some question it was my understanding they were working on this planning. the question was whether new jersey would be ready to receive the security entourage that comes with the president tomorrow or wait until nurse? the fact they're doing it tomorrow indicates the presid t president's campaign schedule is likely to resume thursday. >> anyone that predicted romney would campaign is right. >> more on that later, toure. lower manhattan saw a record storm system last night. a picture is worth a thousand words. this tells that story. we had the last high tide of potential concern earlier today. where is the water right now? >> reporter: well, steve, right now the water level is from this point right here, the edge of this water break about six feet below. yesterday that changed pretty quickly. hour by hour it rose by about two feet every three hours and during the high tide it started to crest above this edge right here. little by little as it ma
president plans to tour the disaster areas in new jersey with governor christie tomorrow afternoon, and then i think with that -- there had been some question it was my understanding they were working on this planning. the question was whether new jersey would be ready to receive the security entourage that comes with the president tomorrow or wait until nurse? the fact they're doing it tomorrow indicates the presid t president's campaign schedule is likely to resume thursday. >> anyone...
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and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and watching people like michael bloomberg, people down on the coast, are they making the right decisions? >> they are going in the right direction. in today's world, we have large numbers of people living in concentrated areas and very dangerous places where water can easily get into cause flooding and mass destruction. leaders must have decision superiority. and many of them are demonstrating that. see first, understand first, act first. and these are not popular decisions because you get people to do what they don't want to do, which is leave their homes with the storms coming. and this storm is not like any
and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and...
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new jersey governor chris christie called it "de stating."devastating." beyond anything he thought he'd see. this is as the presidential campaign begin the final week. rick leventhal is on point pleasant beach. good evening, rick. >> reporter: this storm left 8.2 million homes in the dark tonight. including more than 2 million in new jersey and this entire community of point pleasant beach. the destruction here, up and down the new jersey coastline is de stating. the recovery is only just beginning. >> the level of devastation at the jersey shore is unthinkable. >> new jersey's normally unflappable governor chris christie stunned by the devastation in his state. the familiar atlantic city boardwalk in shambles. entire neighborhood washed over, as search and rescue crews scoop up stranded residents by the boatload. crews working around the clock to clear out debris field 7 feet high in some places. >> i anticipated last night given the nature of the wind and the rain, would be pretty baddism didn't expect it to be that bad. it didn't expect we'd see homes
new jersey governor chris christie called it "de stating."devastating." beyond anything he thought he'd see. this is as the presidential campaign begin the final week. rick leventhal is on point pleasant beach. good evening, rick. >> reporter: this storm left 8.2 million homes in the dark tonight. including more than 2 million in new jersey and this entire community of point pleasant beach. the destruction here, up and down the new jersey coastline is de stating. the...
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governor chris christie. president obama. and when we are fortunate enough to see the president-elected to that second term, that group needs to take this agenda to congress and pass it within 100 days. lead gentlemen! lead! and we, you and i, need to pressure them to do it. the hurricane has forced the issue. now it is up to us to take action on it for the good of the nation. joining me now via skype is james west, editor of climate desk who has been reporting on the aftermath of the storm. james is coming to us from the ground in new york and for the latest, he's going to tell us what's going on. thanks so much for joining us in "the war room" tonight james. >> governor, great to be here. >> jennifer: all right. so you have toured -- let me get to the basics here and get some information out to our viewers. you've toured some of the most devastated areas like breezy point in queens and you also filmed that video that we just saw of the gas station in brooklyn. can you tell us what does it look like on the ground now? >> thi
governor chris christie. president obama. and when we are fortunate enough to see the president-elected to that second term, that group needs to take this agenda to congress and pass it within 100 days. lead gentlemen! lead! and we, you and i, need to pressure them to do it. the hurricane has forced the issue. now it is up to us to take action on it for the good of the nation. joining me now via skype is james west, editor of climate desk who has been reporting on the aftermath of the storm....
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>> i've been shocked how much the christie -- the photos of christie and obama has shaken the republican party. he says look, i think you should be able to compliment the president of the united states when he does a good job. are you surprised that the republicans have been so transparent how shaken they've been by chris christie? >> somebody in the romney camp is so angry at governor christie that they're leaking out the word that the reason he worked on hurricane relief with the president, as if he needed some other motive, is because he was jilted in a marital sense from the vice presidency he had almost been promised and he was left at the altar and they went with ryan. so they're trying to trash his motives here. somebody in the romney camp must have the okay to do that, which means they're looking for a scapegoat if they lose. or they say they can take some of the gleam off of this good working relationship between the governor and the president. but they're up to something, putting out that trash talk about this cooperation which they say romney will engage in if elected. is bipa
>> i've been shocked how much the christie -- the photos of christie and obama has shaken the republican party. he says look, i think you should be able to compliment the president of the united states when he does a good job. are you surprised that the republicans have been so transparent how shaken they've been by chris christie? >> somebody in the romney camp is so angry at governor christie that they're leaking out the word that the reason he worked on hurricane relief with the...
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romney has a christie problem and a obama problem. there they are, president obama and chris christie were touring new jersey together. and it honestly looked authentic too. >> obama: what i can promise you is the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> oh, conservatives hate hearing that. >> ah! >> stephanie: didn't that one headline say it all, bush's fema director says obama reacted too quickly. >> you are doing it too quickly. not enough people have died yet. >> stephanie: even the picture of them on marine one shows you the resources of the federal government in terms of assessing the damage quickly. the fact that he gave them the number at the white house directly. yeah, this has not been like one or two comments he said i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and passion. oh, how much do they hate the c word. >> obama: we will follow up to make sure you get all of the help you need until you have rebuilt. >> st
romney has a christie problem and a obama problem. there they are, president obama and chris christie were touring new jersey together. and it honestly looked authentic too. >> obama: what i can promise you is the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> oh, conservatives hate hearing that. >> ah! >> stephanie: didn't that one headline say it all, bush's fema director says...
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chris christie's statement was there shouldn't have been shelters open here on the island. the winds are still coming ashore here. and we really won't know what kind of damage has taken place inside the city proper. i'm chris kato reporting for wcau. >> what he was explaining was cutting out of some of the time because we have a live shot in the middle of the storm about the controversy over those shelters. the the contrast is between the wishes of the local mayor and the wishes of the governor. governor chris christie saying there should not have been any sheltering in place on site in atlantic city that everybody should have been evacuated. local officials made some local sites available for people to stay in, but some of those places had to be responded to by first responders today. some of those people had to be rescued. but the important thing in what chris was saying, they believe there are several hundred people sheltering in their homes even in the face of rising flood waters. so that's something that local officials and local law enforcement is keeping a close eye
chris christie's statement was there shouldn't have been shelters open here on the island. the winds are still coming ashore here. and we really won't know what kind of damage has taken place inside the city proper. i'm chris kato reporting for wcau. >> what he was explaining was cutting out of some of the time because we have a live shot in the middle of the storm about the controversy over those shelters. the the contrast is between the wishes of the local mayor and the wishes of the...
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just yesterday, governor chris christie declared a state of emergency. he also issued a mandatory evacuation for the state's barrier islands and for atlantic city casinos. >> good morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastateding storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night. and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. let's take you to our nation's capital. store shelves in d.c. quickly clearing as people who are heading to the stores are stocking up, preparing for the worst in the hurricane. the mayor, vincent gray, declared a state of emergency just yesterday. and city workers have already prepared, prepping for cleanup post storm. city leaders say they will maintain contact with people live there through social media, twitter, facebook, et cetera there's also been a state of emergency declared in maryland, annapolis. they are moving sand and sandbags in places to protects people, buildings, businesses. city officials there hope that th
just yesterday, governor chris christie declared a state of emergency. he also issued a mandatory evacuation for the state's barrier islands and for atlantic city casinos. >> good morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastateding storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night. and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. let's take you to our nation's capital. store...
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let's recall that president obama is fairly popular in jersey and chris christie is not. and he needs a lot of help from the federal government. he needs fema help, red cross help and trailers and everything so for a state executive at a bipartisan time, the president, he has an advantage, he can conduct diplomacy so to speak on like two treks. he can have the full machinery of the white house and the disaster response and being statesman like. that campaign isn't over. that campaign is going on and on, both sides, romney and obama, they're putting out press releases, talking points, hitting each other ads are on the air so it hasn't stopped. >> the surrogates are still in motion. >> except for chris christie. >> that's true. >> he's switched sides now a surrogate for the president. sorry. >> and to bring it back to the reality of the situation, chris christie has an extraordinary amount of work on his hands. you know, the next few weeks or months of his life will be busy with nonpolitical activities. after the break workers are stranded, hundreds of businesses are closed
let's recall that president obama is fairly popular in jersey and chris christie is not. and he needs a lot of help from the federal government. he needs fema help, red cross help and trailers and everything so for a state executive at a bipartisan time, the president, he has an advantage, he can conduct diplomacy so to speak on like two treks. he can have the full machinery of the white house and the disaster response and being statesman like. that campaign isn't over. that campaign is going...
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chris christie, a new bff to the president. big difference, big ton-around from the christie that gave the keynote at the rnc. who does this benefit? >> it helps them both. it's like a bromance. it helps christie seem to be bipartisan on things that matter most to new jersey. when you're a governor, these kind of disaster responses are job one. this is what you are judged on. and for barack obama who's always had this desire to have a bipartisan agreement, he's tried it and gotten nowhere with congress, being able to have a republican governor really praise him and work with him and be seen with him and to be helping each other and cooperating is good for his brand. >> i was going to say the images come in, we continue to be shocked by them. just when we see some of the worst, we continue to see images that surprise us. people in new jersey, while resilient, are certain low very vulnerable right now. knowing that they have got a friend in the white house is a very good thing. chip, new york city mayor michael bloomberg admitted
chris christie, a new bff to the president. big difference, big ton-around from the christie that gave the keynote at the rnc. who does this benefit? >> it helps them both. it's like a bromance. it helps christie seem to be bipartisan on things that matter most to new jersey. when you're a governor, these kind of disaster responses are job one. this is what you are judged on. and for barack obama who's always had this desire to have a bipartisan agreement, he's tried it and gotten nowhere...
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governor chris christie urging residents to be vigilant. one of the big worries through this storm is flooding. let me show you why. you can see the ocean that is back there hand me to give you some perspective as well. it separates the bay from the atlantic ocean. waves earlier this morning were 8-10 feet high. you can see them almost parallel with the boardwalk we are on. the tide is expected to rise at 78:30 this morning. it could potentially be on the boardwalk where we are. we haven't seen a storm as powerful as that since 1960. it is from the bay and ocean. chris christie at the barrier islands and atlantic casinos expect to do make land fall this afternoon or early tuesday morning. back to you. >> you can sure hear the winds out there. jeff owen from our fox affiliate. stay safe out there. >>> we want to make sure you are repaired for hurricane sandy. what should you have in your disaster kit and how much water should you have and how long until food is going to go bad? here to answer all of the questions dr. mark seigel waking up fr
governor chris christie urging residents to be vigilant. one of the big worries through this storm is flooding. let me show you why. you can see the ocean that is back there hand me to give you some perspective as well. it separates the bay from the atlantic ocean. waves earlier this morning were 8-10 feet high. you can see them almost parallel with the boardwalk we are on. the tide is expected to rise at 78:30 this morning. it could potentially be on the boardwalk where we are. we haven't seen...